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Offline Smokin Don

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BLT's with Garden Tomatoes
« Reply #-1 on: August 21, 2015, 09:39:02 PM »
Aug 21 2015

It was not a good year for my tomatoes. I had six plants in a raised bed garden but way too much rain in early summer. I was finally getting some tomatoes but they were not ripening very well and most had split tops. Looked like I was getting my last batch to pick so that told me I better have BLT’s!

I did up 10 slices of thick sliced bacon from my butcher on my Traeger. I like doing it on the smoker then I don’t have any clean up to do. I had some white bread to use; I would call it an old fashioned BLT. That’s how I remember having them when Mom fixed them. I think she did toast the bread sometimes. I sliced up a yellow and a red tomato for on top and had some iceberg lettuce.

We had asparagus for a side; added some olive oil, lemon juice and seasoning. I did them for 4 minutes in the microwave; tender crisp.

My wife had mayo on hers and I had mayo and mustard. I toasted the bread lightly. Man those were good, probably my last with fresh garden tomatoes for this year!

Last of my tomatoes








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Re: BLT's with Garden Tomatoes
« on: August 21, 2015, 11:09:30 PM »
Looks good to me, Don.  I'll take a plate just like yours.

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Re: BLT's with Garden Tomatoes
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2015, 01:18:28 AM »
That looks great. I was in ND last week with my Dad. Apparently, most my heirloom and cherry tomatoes came in while I was gone. So, my wife picked them and gave them away.... YIKES...  ??? ??? ???
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Re: BLT's with Garden Tomatoes
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2015, 08:32:36 AM »
I love everything about this post.
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Re: BLT's with Garden Tomatoes
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2015, 08:48:59 AM »
Got 'maters coming out of my ears! Had BLTs last night too, with some of the bacon I made last weekend. YUM!
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Re: BLT's with Garden Tomatoes
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2015, 08:52:05 AM »
Coulda used some of that asparagus though, love that stuff! Used to have a nice big patch in the back yard 'til we got a dog that has a fondness for it, she ate it as soon as it sprouted and after a couple years it quit coming altogether.
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« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2015, 08:53:46 AM »
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Re: BLT's with Garden Tomatoes
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2015, 09:46:46 AM »
Coulda used some of that asparagus though, love that stuff! Used to have a nice big patch in the back yard 'til we got a dog that has a fondness for it, she ate it as soon as it sprouted and after a couple years it quit coming altogether.
Funny, I had a nice bed years ago in my garden and had a Dalmatian that loved it too. It was hard to keep it cut ahead of her. Don
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Re: BLT's with Garden Tomatoes
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2015, 10:14:35 AM »
We had BLT's the other night....wish we had some of your maters............. :P
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Re: BLT's with Garden Tomatoes
« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2015, 10:17:46 AM »
That's what I hate about garden fresh tomatoes. Can't eat 'em fast enough when ya got them, can't get them when you don't!
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Re: BLT's with Garden Tomatoes
« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2015, 10:29:54 AM »
Don I so want that plate!
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Re: BLT's with Garden Tomatoes
« Reply #10 on: August 22, 2015, 10:45:24 AM »
Don I so want that plate!

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Re: BLT's with Garden Tomatoes
« Reply #11 on: August 22, 2015, 12:26:02 PM »
Looks good from here!

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Re: BLT's with Garden Tomatoes
« Reply #12 on: August 22, 2015, 12:35:28 PM »
Great lookin' maters Don.Weve had a crummy year in my area this year too Im hearing.
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Re: BLT's with Garden Tomatoes
« Reply #13 on: August 22, 2015, 02:34:00 PM »
Looks good to me, Don.  I'll take a plate just like yours.

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